• Forest Projects
UNEP-WCMC's programme of activities
•The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
Publication of three tropical forest atlases; South America, Africa and
Asia. Atlases were produced using the UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Map Library
• A Systems Overview of the World's Forests
Assessment of the state of global forest systems
• Conservation and Sustainable Management
of Trees
Provision of an information service on the distribution, conservation
status, local uses and economic values of tree species worldwide
• State of the World's Tropical Forests
Developing and testing methodologies for maintaining, storing and analysing
information on the management, sustainable use and degradation of the
world's tropical forests
• Forest Resource Accounting
Provision of information on forests and forest monitoring to develop a
system of forest management which meets the economic, environmental and
social objectives of study countries including Pakistan and Guyana
• World Forest Map
Compilation of the first digital global forest map showing actual forest
extent and protected areas with forested land
• Tropical
Montane Cloud Forests
Gathering information on location, extent, management and conservation
status of, and threats to, Tropical Montane Cloud Forests
• Mapping Conservation Issues in Indonesia,
Cameroon and the Sahel
Production of a series of poster maps illustrating conservation priorities
in Indonesia, Cameroon and the Sahel for conservation planning tool
• Global Classification and Nomenclature
for Land Use and Land Cover
Developing a global land use and land cover nomenclature system
• Conservation Atlas of Temperate and Boreal Forests
Publication of an atlas on temperate and boreal forests covering the extent,
management regime and conservation threats to these forests
• African Rainforest Poster Maps
Production of poster maps of the tropical moist forests of Africa, illustrating
forest cover, for use as a technical tool by conservation professionals
and as an educational tool for schools
• Indo-Malayan Protected Areas Review
Updating the protected areas systems review of the Indo-Malayan region
carried out in 1986
• Gap Analysis of Forest Protected Areas in Europe
Assessment of the information available on forest cover and comparative
gap analysis of protected areas and forest cover in Europe
• DRAFT - Pan-european map of
forests
Large map file (660K)
• Analysis of Low Forest Cover Countries
A report on the needs of countries with low forest cover, to promote activities
aimed at conserving the existing coverage, paying attention to unique
types of forests
• CIFOR Data Management
Provision of access to information on forests to the Centre for International
Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia
• Support to the World Bank
Installation of the UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Map Library at the World Bank's
headquarters in Washington and provision of training for key staff
• Data Provision for Microsoft Corporation
Delivering spatial data derived from the Biodiversity Map Library for
country holdings, regional holdings and global holdings. UNEP-WCMC also
provided data for the Encarta Encyclopedia
• CGIAR - BML
Provision of digital information in the Biodiversity Map Library to all
CGIAR centres
• UNHCR
Provision of information to UNHCR to assist predicting the environmental
impact of refugee camps
• South America Biotope Classification
Extension of the CORINE biotope classification system to South America
• WWF Forest Information Support
Provision of information on the world's forests to support WWF's Forests
for Life Campaign
• Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management
Preparation of a background paper for the FAO Forest Resource Assessment
2000
• Forest Biodiversity Indicators
Development and validation of indicators of biodiversity in tropical forest
countries
• Indigenous Forest Knowledge
Preparation of a background paper on indigenous forest knowledge for the
Intergovernmental Panel on Forests
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